Wow, I am amazed they actually did what you said! However, I have noticed that most pharmacies will not refill a prescription after one year. But writing a new script once a year is a lot easier than dealing with his insurance every year. Congrats!

Sometimes you post something in the "win" column. Just this week, I got my "send us a prescription and we will mail your drugs" pharmacy to admint that THEY MAY POSSIBLY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE...They are actually going to have their pharmacist talk to my doctor!

Similar story: a Prior auth had expired for a patient who had a kidney transplant. At the time her Sandimmune had required a PA. She waas a teenager so this was going to be a lifetime event. when I got the rejection I did the usual paperwork yada yada yada, but a week later we still had no answer. I called the isurer myself and asked the person on the other end what the delay was and he responded with some comment about " verifying need" etc...and I remember ( nearly shouting) DO YOU THINK SHE IS GOING TO GROW A NEW KIDNEY???? ORGANS AREN'T LIKE HAIR!!! It was done that day.

IT ALSO WORKS AT TIMES ON DISABILITY FORMS, CAR INSURANCE PAYMENT TYPE , ETC.

...EXAM AND RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE LAST FORMS WERE COMPLETED. PATIENT PROGNOSIS AND DIAGNOSIS ARE NOT CHANGED, AND NOT ANTICIPATED TO IMPROVE WITH CURRENT MEDICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY.PLEASE APPROVE.. INDEFINITELY..

I CAN PRINT SMALL LETTERS, JUST NEED TO HAVE BIG TYPE, (THANK YOU REHAB RN, MY DEAR)

I'm in the hospital right now as a pt - sucks to be on the receiving end I assure you.... but you absolutely MADE MY DAY! Made my migraine worse from laughing so bloody hard but I didn't care because IT WAS AWESOME!!! Cudos to you my dear doctor - now if only that would work for ALL situations!!!

You may find that a year from now, you'll still need to renew the prescription. A lot of pharmacy computer systems will use the expiration date required by law regardless of how much longer an expiration you give the prescription.

If you're lucky, they'll treat it as an automatic authorization to extend the prescription each year. But legally, that's shaky ground for the pharmacy.

even if you have to do it in a year, it has a very satisfying feel. Enjoy it while it lasts Grumpy. It will end the next time you get a doc whoring for an insurance company who reads a rejection off his script for the MRI you want.

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